William Pike Challenge
The William Pike Challenge
Do you have what it takes to step out of your comfort zone? Well that’s exactly what the William Pike challenge encourages you to do. This challenge was made by William Pike to help you learn new skills indoors and outdoors.
William Pike created the William Pike Challenge after losing his leg in a serious accident. Even though he now has a prosthetic leg he still can do the things he loves. He is stepping out of his comfort zone every day and that is what the William Pike Challenge is all about.
The William Pike Challenge consists of three main aspects: Passion Project, Community Service, and Outdoor Activities. The Passion Project is all about learning new skills. You can join a sports team, learn an instrument, or even learn to cook.
Community Service focuses on giving back to your community. You can go on a rubbish clean up, mow your neighbours lawns, or walk someone’s dog and even though this may not be fun, you are helping your community more than you may think.
Last but not least Outdoor Activities. These activities are scheduled by your teacher or principal. Some of these planned activities may be something like: rock climbing, a tramp, a bike ride, or maybe even a walk up a mountain.
You have to do 5 outdoor activities and 20 hours of both community service and passion projects and even if this seems like a lot, when you are finished the hours will have seemed to fly by and you will have realised that you have been pushed out of your comfort zone.
Not only does the William Pike Challenge push you out of your comfort zone but it also gives you new experiences that might not have had otherwise.
Without the William Pike Challenge I don’t think I would have ever experienced Rock Climbing. But it isn’t just rock climbing that the William Pike Challenge has introduced me to, it is also Rafting and Skiing which can be very difficult to do otherwise. When I first went skiing I was very nervous about what to do and how to do it. Over the trip I stepped out of my comfort zone and began to try and ski down the slope faster and faster. The next year when we went back, I wasn’t afraid anymore. I even took it a step further and went down the steeper slope many times.
The William Pike Challenge will give you opportunities to learn new skills, meet new people and have fun while doing it. The William Pike Challenge has helped us gain confidence and we are sure that this program will help you step out of your comfort zone.
Brandon and Chase
Tāne & Ngā Kete Matauranga
Celebrating Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori
SMRF this pūrākau into your topic folder. Read the text carefully and then complete the pātai.
Tāne and the Baskets of Knowledge
Most iwi in Aotearoa have their own pūrākau (stories) around ngā atua
Māori (the Māori gods) and their triumphs. The pūrākau of ‘Tāne me ngā Kete o te Wānanga’ (Tāne and the Baskets of Knowledge) is no different. Here is one version of the narrative.
Io-matua-kore, the supreme being, summoned his heavenly guardians
– Rehua and Ruatau – to his sacred home in the highest of the twelve
heavens, Tikitiki-o-rangi. Io sent the guardians to earth to find which of
Ranginui and Papatūānuku’s sons could climb to Te Toi-o-ngā-rangi, the twelfth heaven, to fetch the baskets of knowledge and the sacred stones.
Rehua and Ruatau went to Tū-te-āniwaniwa, home of Whiro-te-tipua and Uru-te-nganganā. They asked Whiro how he would climb to Te Toi-o-ngā rangi. His answer did not satisfy Rehua and Ruatau, and he was told that he would fail and be overwhelmed by the winds.
Rehua and Ruatau then went to Wharekura and asked the same question of Tūmatauenga and others. None of their answers satisfied the two heavenly guardians either.
When asked, Tāne answered that he would take heaven’s staircase and catch the clouds of Te Toi-huarewa. This answer pleased Rehua and Ruatau, and they carried Tāne to the spring at Maunganui. Here, he was anointed and named Tāne-nui-a-rangi (Great Tāne, offspring of Rangi). He was then told to begin his journey to get the baskets of knowledge.
Whiro was incredibly jealous of Tāne and tried to race ahead of him on the journey to Te Toi-o-ngā-rangi. Uru-te-nganganā told him that Tāne was the anointed one, but Whiro did not listen and set off through the heavens. Tāne climbed the heavens with Tāwhirimātea not far behind to help him.
Resentment and anger grew within Whiro. Whiro had his militia of birds and insects, Te Tini-ā-poto, with him as he waited for Tāne at the entrance to Tikitiki-o-rangi. Twice, Whiro tried to stop Tāne by attacking him with Te Tini-ā-Poto, including sandflies, spiders, wētā, and mosquitoes but the winds of Tāwhirimātea helped Tāne, and he made it to the entrance of Mātangireia.
Here, he was met by Io-matua-kore and many whatukura and māreikura (the guardians of the heavens). Tāne was presented with three baskets of knowledge and two sacred stones.
Te Kete Aronui:
This is the basket of knowledge of aroha (love), peace and the arts
and crafts that benefit the Earth and all living things. It relates to
knowledge learned through careful observation of the environment and
has sometimes been called the basket of literature, philosophy and the
humanities. To some iwi, it is known as ‘te kete uruuru matua’.
Te Kete Tuauri:
This basket relates to the creation of the natural world and the realm
of the tohunga. It includes the knowledge of karakia. To some iwi, it is
known as ‘te kete uruuru rangi’.
Te Kete Tuatea:
This is the basket of ancestral knowledge of mākutu, whaiwhaiā and
evil, including war. It also includes agriculture, tree or woodwork,
stonework and earthworks. To some iwi, it is known as ‘te kete uruuru tau’.
Sacred Stones:
These stones were endowed with miraculous god-like powers. Their
names were Huka-tai and Rehu-tai.
On his journey home, Tāne was again attacked by Whiro’s birds and insects. Tāwhirimātea came to his aid and blew the birds and insects back down to Earth, where they remain today. Tāne placed the baskets and stones in a house of knowledge known as ‘whare kura’.
Whiro still believed he should be the one to take care of them, but Tāne refused Whiro’s demands, and Whiro was eventually banished to the underworld. The baskets and stones allowed mankind to emerge into this world of enlightenment and understanding.
Since that time, Tāne has received many other names, such as Tāne-matua, Tāne-te-waiora, Tāne-te-torokaha, Tāne-tahurangi, Tāne-maiki-roa, and many other names.
Pātai:
- What are the names of the heavenly guardians summoned by Io-matua-kore?
- Rehua
- Rehutai
- Hukatai
- Ruatau
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- Number the events from 1-4 to show the order in which they happened.
- 3. Tāne received the three baskets of knowledge and two sacred stones at Te Toi-o-ngā-rangi.✅✅
- 2. Whiro decided to beat Tāne even though he was not the chosen one.✅✅
- 1. Rehua and Ruatau liked Tāne’s answers and carried him to the spring at Maunganui.✅✅
- 4. Tāwhirimātea blew Te Tini-ā-Poto back to Earth, where they remain. ✅✅
- Fill in the missing word.
Tāne received the name Tāne-nui-a-rangi at the spring in
Maunganui.✅✅
- Who is Io-matua-kore?
Io-matua-kore is the supreme being who summoned two heavenly guardians to find someone worthy of climbing the steps to heaven. ✅✅
- Who helped Tāne on his journey and protected him from Te Tini-ā-poto?
Tāwhirimātea helped Tāne by blowing all the bugs and insects that were attacking Tāne.✅✅
- Summarise the story in 50 words or less.
Tāne was selected by Rehua and Ruatou to climb the steps of heaven. Tāne climbed to the twelfth heaven with Tāwhirimātea protecting him from Whiro who was jealous that Tāne was chosen. Tāne collected the baskets and stones and placed the baskets and stones in a house of knowledge. ✅✅
- Explain what each of the baskets of knowledge represents.
Te Kete Aronui: This basket of knowledge represents aroha, peace, and natural arts. This basket relates to knowledge through the observation of the natural environment. This basket is also called the basket of literature and philosophy. ✅✅
Te Kete Tuauri: This basket relates to the creation of the environment and it also relates to the knowledge of Karakia. ✅✅
Te Kete Tuatea: This basket is the basket of ancestral knowledge about mākatu and evil, including war. This basket also includes knowledge about woodwork, agriculture, and stonework. ✅✅
- Why do you think Whiro wanted Tāne to fail?
I think Whiro wanted Tāne to fail because he was jealous. Whiro was jealous that Tāne was chosen to climb up to heaven and not him. ✅✅
- Why do you think Rehua and Ruatau asked the men how they would journey through the heavens?
I think Rehua and Ruatou asked the men how they would journey through the heavens because their answer would determine if they were worthy or not. ✅✅
- Why do you think the pūrākau of Tāne and the baskets of knowledge is important?
I think the pūrākau of Tāne and the baskets of knowledge is important because the baskets and stones brought great knowledge to the people on Earth. ✅✅
- Somewhere in our kura exist elements of this pūrākau. Put on your thinking pōtae and locate that place and take a photograph of Huka-tai and Rehu-tai. Add that image into your reading response, ka pai.
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